Vegan

**Hitcher** · 12th May 2008, 21:28

Originally Posted by Virago

Hmmm, what would a vegan's heart taste like?

Probably OK with a nice shiraz and a caper sauce.

**cowpoos** · 12th May 2008, 21:58

Originally Posted by Usarka

ever seen a fat vegan?

it's cause they don't eat cheese.

cheese is the #1 predictor of fatness.

Bullshit...you just made that up didn't ya??

Originally Posted by Motu

I've been a vegan for 26 years,and vegetarian for nearly 30 years - and I can still ride a motorcycle.You can easily gain weight as a vegan - quality beers are a totally natural product with no added nasties.

Food combining is the secret,and most ethnic diets that originally had little meat got protein by food combining.Proteins are made of amino acids,complete protein has 16 I think....8 are essential.Nuts,seeds,legumes and grains supply incomplete proteins - so you combine them.The humble peanut butter sandwhich is a complete protein - nuts and grain.Rice and lentils,pita and fallafal,taco and refried beans....etc.

Good luck.

hmmm...you bet me to a repley on this subject again!!

**Pussy** · 12th May 2008, 22:03

Sorry folks, but give me a nice piece of eye fillet, medium rare, with mushroom sauce....

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th May 2008, 09:09

Originally Posted by Pussy

Sorry folks, but give me a nice piece of eye fillet, medium rare, with mushroom sauce....

Don't apologise. Our teeth are the 'design' they are because we are supposed to eat whatever we can get our grubby mitts on.
hXc is only going without, because he wants to be involved with the 40-hour famine thing and this way he can still eat....
Those that do it full time...i have trouble understanding why. But it's their choice, innit? And no reason for us carnivores to be ashamed.

**007XX** · 13th May 2008, 09:21

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, black pudding, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans and wholegrain toast. And a couple of decent coffees to wash it all down.

Vegans: Eat your hearts out.

Coming soon to a table near you -- Hitcher's perfect lunch...

I would certainly hope that this fiendishly decadent example of a diet is not the norm at "La maison de H"? Lest I hear your coronaries cries for help from Jaffaland.

Originally Posted by Virago

Hmmm, what would a vegan's heart taste like?

Healthy, as long as the diet is being followed intelligently

**hXc** · 13th May 2008, 20:59

Today was easy. Not actually feeling any cravings for meat or cheese or anything, although it could be nice.

Breakfast:
Pita bread toasted with Olivani spread, tomato, salt and pepper.
Water.

School:
Crackers.
Fruit and nut mix.
Home made vege soup (thanks mum!).
Apple.
Banana.
Mandarin.
Carrot sticks.
Small raisin packs x2.
Water

Dinner: Dinner was broken up into two completely different parts because I had an appointment with the tattooist at 6pm to get my tat touched up. I had the first part before the appointment and the second after I got home.

Pita bread toasted with tomato.
A banana.

Small bowl of vege soup.
Baked beans on toast.
Water.

**Magua** · 13th May 2008, 23:46

Sounds quite tasty. Certainly better than my meals today.

**Kittyhawk** · 14th May 2008, 00:19

interesting read.

have a friend who went vegetarian, and i joked saying go the full way and be a vegan.... now she is, which i respect. but how far does one go with it all??

she wanted her grandmas piano (its old and has ivory keys) now refuses to play it because of the ivory. I can understand that, and how some people choose not to wear real fur coats etc, but what if its building materials like native trees used as furniture, or elements woven into materials for clothing, wool in carpets in housing. The animals are farmed to produce a natural material which gets harvested into products this is something which is killing the animals slowly, and not allowing them an organic lifestyle if you call it that.

Eating like this is just one factor to make a statement, but what about what we take off animals for our pleasure, my friend wears makeup, but what if that was tested on animals? shouldnt she not wear it?? im curious here..

Im no vegetarian, and dont eat alot of meat as it was always on the plate for dinner as i was raised on a farm, hardly wear makeup as i cant be bothered unless im going out etc....but in reality where is the line drawn seems that there are lots of non eating factors that i can see which would make me a vegan (just not in the food area)

**Indiana_Jones** · 14th May 2008, 13:42

I don't like most Vegans because they think they're on somehow more "moral" then others.

-Indy

**sunhuntin** · 14th May 2008, 14:11

i lived as a vegetarian from the age 17 til earlier this year [22.] i now eat limited amounts of fish and chicken. however, during my vege years, i never had any meat cravings. and last year, when i was trying to get fit, i completely dropped chocolate and other sweet stuff... no cravings there either.

keep up the good work, kiddo. hope ya olds have a peg handy each!

**hXc** · 19th May 2008, 08:19

OK, I know I got a little slack on food dairies etc, but today is the day. I can eat meat again. I can drink milk, and have cheese!
I just a good feed of bacon and eggs on toast, and boy it was so worth the wait.

I can't asctually believe I did it. I didn't eat any animal products all week. Didn't even really think about it after monday either too. Like, I wasn't "craving" meat or cheese or whatever, but I was looking forward to today.

So far, I've raised a total of $105.70 for World Vision's 40hr Famine, and I'm pretty happy with that.

**yungatart** · 19th May 2008, 08:31

Originally Posted by hXc

OK, I know I got a little slack on food dairies etc, but today is the day. I can eat meat again. I can drink milk, and have cheese!
I just a good feed of bacon and eggs on toast, and boy it was so worth the wait.

I can't asctually believe I did it. I didn't eat any animal products all week. Didn't even really think about it after monday either too. Like, I wasn't "craving" meat or cheese or whatever, but I was looking forward to today.

So far, I've raised a total of $105.70 for World Vision's 40hr Famine, and I'm pretty happy with that.

You done good, lad!!
I thought you would struggle ...and fold, but you stuck with it!
Even when I was late home and we ended up having takeaways because I couldn't be arsed cooking, you went and cooked yourself a healthy vegan stir fry!!
Well done!